§ 538. Town of DeKalb housing authority. A municipal housing
authority, to be known as the town of DeKalb housing authority is hereby
created and established for the town of DeKalb, in the county of St.
Lawrence, for the accomplishment of any or all of the purposes specified
in article eighteen of the constitution of the state of New York. It
shall constitute a body corporate and politic, and consist of five
members. It shall have the powers and duties now or hereafter conferred
by this chapter upon municipal housing authorities. It shall be
organized in the manner prescribed by and be subject to the provisions
of this chapter, and the authority, its members, officers and employees
and its operations and activities shall in all respects be governed by
the provisions of this chapter. Such authority shall have perpetual
duration.